Tiny hands.
Yes, that's you.
And all you show,
It's simply true.
I smell your breathe,
it makes me cry.
I wonder how,
I've lived my life.

32 weeks and 6 days pregnant

Wednesday April 13th

"Elena calm down everything will be okay." Jeremy laughs and rubs my arm.

I sigh. "I know I have a good feeling about her being healthy, it's just…I didn't think I would meet her so soon and everything is kind of hitting me at once."

"That you will be a mom?" Jeremy clarifies.

"Yeah." I smile.

The past hour Damon and the doctors have been all getting me prepped for surgery. Damon is getting changed into some scrubs right now. I could only choose one person to go into the operating room with me so I obviously chose Damon because lets be real, he would murder me if I didn't.

Helen, Giuseppe, Caroline and Bonnie are all out in the waiting room. I also had some time to text Rebekah with what's going on and she told me she'd visit tomorrow. We have hung out a few times and I already consider her one of my closest friends.

They called my main OB/GYN to deliver Cara because he knows my medical history and has been there since day one but the doctor taking care of me since I was admitted will also be assisting. They want to make sure my blood pressure stays fine while I have the C-section and that the pre-eclampsia or the stress doesn't affect Cara in any way.

I squeeze Jeremy's hand again and let out a deep breath while closing my eyes. In just under an hour I will be a mom and meet the most amazing person. I really can't wait to meet her. I know it's stupid but I just hope she likes me and that I can give her the best.

Me and Jeremy are still talking when Caroline, Bonnie, Helen and Giuseppe all show up at my door and I know this is show time.

"Elena!" Caroline runs over to me and squishes me into a hug.

"Caroline." I laugh and hug her back.

"I can't wait to meet her but most of all…I hope everything goes well." She nods quickly before stepping back and letting Bonnie come and see me.

"Hey." I smile.

"We have had our ups and downs this year but we always come back to the same thing. Friends. I can't wait to meet this little munchkin and spoil her. But like Caroline said….good luck with the surgery. I hope she is born with ten fingers and ten toes." Bonnie wipes her eyes.

"Oh Bonnie." I frown when she starts crying and pull her to me.

She sighs and shakes her head. "Good luck Elena…next time I see you, you'll be a mommy." Her eyes sparkle.

I nod and smile. "Yes I will."

They wave before leaving the room, leaving me alone with Damon parents. A few months ago this would terrify me but I love them like my own. They are great people who, like everyone, have made mistakes but are genuinely good.

"Oh sweetie." Helen frowns and sits next to me on the bed. "I am sorry it all had to happen like this."

I sigh. "Yeah it isn't under the best circumstances." I joke. "But I am excited to meet her." I admit.

"Of course you are! Everyone is. She will be a force to reckon with." She winks. "But in all honesty Elena…thank you so much for everything you have done to our family. You have no idea what you have done but you helped glue us back together…you and little bambina are a miracle. I probably shouldn't be saying that or be so happy about my son being a teenage father, but I think it was one of the best things to happen." She says seriously.

My mouth goes agape a little before I find my words. "Aww Helen…thank you so much that means a lot. I don't think I ever told you this but because my mom died you will be Cara's only grandmother and…." I sigh, my voice starting to shake. "She won't ever get to meet her granddaughter or be here tonight but I am really glad you will be." I sniffle. "I know you will spoil her rotten and love her with all your heart and I will be thankful for that for the rest of my life." I say seriously.

She smiles sadly and squeezes my arm. "Thank you dear…thank you so much. But just know your mom is watching above and even though she isn't here I know she would be proud of you." She kisses my forehead.

She stands back a little bit but Giuseppe whispers in her ear before she waves at me one last time and is gone. I frown confused why she left but Giuseppe sits down on a chair next to me.

"I was going to say a lot of things but I think my wife covered a lot of them." He smiles genuinely at me and I can't help but smile back. "You really helped us out and…my son. He lost his way for a while and I admit I was pretty worried about him. But the second he met you, every time I came home he was happier and smiling more. I actually never thought Damon would fall in love…He would always say as he got older that love isn't real and that he doesn't want to settle down. I knew better because he has a heart like his mother." He shakes his head. "You didn't necessarily change him but you made him better. You still do. I will be forever grateful for that. Probably weird that I am not worried about him at all now that he is a teenage father but before I was more worried?" He scoffs.

I smile. "It does make sense. But thank you…when I first met Damon he was still lost unfortunately. Though I don't know what he was really like before except from what I heard but I could tell he missed you and loved you. I didn't do anything I just helped him see what he wanted. And that was a family with all of you but most of all…a healthy relationship with you. I didn't do that, you did. Take credit." I comfort him.

A lot of people are intimidated by this big gruff man that is Giuseppe Salvatore but he has many secrets and layers like someone else I know. And underneath all of them he is a hurt man that would do anything for his wife and sons and anyone surrounding them.

"Good luck Elena…with the birth and everything. I hope for the best and I can't wait to meet Cara." He stands up and hesitates before he lays a comforting hand on my arm before leaving.

Not even a minute later Damon and the doctors as well as a few nurses come through the door. Everyone is in scrubs, ready for the surgery. Damon spots me and smiles. He looks a lot different from a few hours ago; though he is still stressed and has circles underneath his eyes I know he is beyond excited to meet his daughter.

He leans down and kisses my forehead followed by my lips then my belly. It is going to be so weird not being pregnant and carrying a huge baby around in my stomach. I might actually miss it. I love the subtle ways me and Cara communicate.

"Ready, Elena?" Dr. Klein asks.

I take a deep breath before nodding. "Oh yes."

"Nothing to be worried about. I would be more worried if you continued to carry her. This should ensure both her and your safety. I have a high confidence that everything will go smoothly." He ensures and Dr. Aziz who has been taking care of me since I was admitted, nods with him.

My dad sneaks into the room and grins at me. He has been working all night but promised me he would be here in the waiting room, waiting for me until he met Cara and made sure we were both okay. He gives me a slight wink which eases my mind, I don't need any big speech from him right now. I will be okay.

The nurses wheel me down to the OR where they prep me a bit more, Damon and my dad next to my side the entire time even while they gave me the spinal block. They move me to a new bed in the operating room and draw a curtain between me and my belly, which I am kind of glad for, I do not want to witness my body torn apart like that.

"Okay, Elena we have numbed you from the waist down as you can probably feel. What I am doing right now is swabbing your belly then I will make an incision in your belly. You won't feel pain but you will feel tremendous pressure just bear with me okay?" Dr. Klein assures.

"Okay." I say meekly.

It feels weird as he is swabbing my belly. Because I can't really feel it, but I can? Super weird. Damon peeks over the curtain and turns white and that's when I know what is coming next. Damon keeps his hand in mine and repeatedly kisses it. I let out a few deep breaths because any second my life is about to change.

"Are you doing okay, Elena?" The nurse who is monitoring me asks.

I nod weakly but to be honest I just want to hold my baby already and get the hell out of this operating room.

I grimace the second I know they cut into me. It feels so real but again I really can't feel anything. He was definitely right about the pressure. The pressure going on in my stomach right now is astounding and Damon pets the hair on my head, comforting me. I squint my eyes shut waiting for the pressure to stop or to hear my baby's precious cries…anything.

Damon continues to rub my hand and forehead as the pressure gets worse and worse. I realize looking up at Damon from the OR bed that I love him even more than I ever knew. I am having his child right now and he stuck by me through the entire thing and is still here holding my hand. I want to spend the rest of my life with him. No one else will do.

"And…she is here!" Dr. Klein calls over to me.

A loud cry echoes the room and my heart literally drops.

She is here.

I feel my world slow down. I am now a mom. I now have someone little to look after for as long as I live and I couldn't be any happier in this moment. She definitely wasn't planned and I was terrified when I found out I was pregnant with her but even in this short moment I couldn't imagine my life without her or her father. Like Helen said, she is a miracle. Our little miracle.

I look up at Damon with tears in my eyes and notice he has some of his own. Dr. Klein holds Cara up briefly over the curtain for me to see and even with all the mucus covering her, she is the most gorgeous thing I have ever laid my eyes on. They take her away from my sight and I instantly want her back.

Damon leans down and kisses me on the forehead. "They are examining her right now…Shshshh anytime now."

"Keep an eye on her." I tell him franticly. I suddenly feel fiercely protective over my little one, scared she will vanish from me.

"Trust me, Elena, if I had four eyes three of them would be on her."

I roll my eyes but I know that it's true.

"Elena, I am just delivering the placenta right now then we will stitch you up." Dr. Aziz informs me.

I am hardly listening though because I am craning my head to see my little girl. I can see a foot of hers and every now and then, a tiny wail but I want more. I suddenly crave her.

"Okay, Elena we are stitching you up right now, just stay still."

I see her tiny leg kicking and moving around as they poke and prod her. I look up at Damon again watching Cara and my heart swells. The amount of love on his face and his smile is so endearing. I will never forget this moment right here.

They take a while looking over at Cara while stitching me up but I try not to say anything because I want to make sure she gets the best medical treatment she can get. There is still a chance she could have been affected by being in my stomach with my condition.

"Okay, Daddy." A nurse walks up to Damon with a pink bundle in her arms and I focus on it. "I am happy to tell you two that she is a healthy baby so far." She announces as she hands the pink bundle to a very speechless Damon.

He cautiously holds on to her and stares down at her and I have never seen so much love in a room. He looks down at me with an expression torn between absolute fear and the greatest moment of his life. I know he is worried about being a good dad after his childhood and I know the pressure he's put on himself but watching this moment right here, he was undeniably wrong and I was right. Damon's love for this little girl will be enough for anything.

"She is so beautiful." He says stunned and kneels down carefully so I can see and take in her beauty. She definitely has my chocolate brown hair but really…her face is all Damon's. I don't know about the eyes yet but the facial structure screams her father.

"Oh my god." I say just as stunned as he is.

I can actually feel my heart growing five sizes for this little munchkin. I love her so much and I would do anything for her. She is my entire world and I have only known her for a few minutes. I can't wait to get to know her more. I want to know everything about her and what she likes and dislikes.

Damon places a soft kiss on the baby's forehead before she murmurs a little and smacks her lips. Both Damon and I look at each other with big grins on our face at her doing the simplest things.

We are both already completely gone for her.

"She is exactly six pounds, Born at 1:42 am." The nurse watches us with Cara.

"So she is fine?" I make sure looking at the nurse. "She will be fine right?"

She chuckles softy but nods. "Very healthy so far. She will need to spend some time in the NICU for monitoring and testing as well as being in the incubator but from what I can tell her vitals are pretty good."

I reach my hand up for the first time to touch her. I hesitate a little before caressing her soft cheek. She squirms a little bit and makes a cute cooing sound. I smile at our interaction. God I love her so much. All I want to do is hold her and kiss her right now but that is going to have to wait unfortunately.

"She looks so much like you." I say proudly.

He scoffs. "Yeah right. The hair and nose are all you, babe."

I shake my head and chuckle but I am too happy right now. Nothing can ruin this moment right now between Damon Cara and I. This is one of the best moments of my entire life. It isn't even over yet and I want to experience it again.

Before Damon can say anything else she braces us with her eyes and opens them. Me and Damon share a look of shock before looking back at her.

Blue.

Bright blue eyes.

"They are yours!" I celebrate. "She has your eyes!"

"They could change!" He defends. "The books say it takes a few days."

I shake my head. "No, they are too blue. Sorry Salvatore I am standing by this one." I smirk.

Dr. Aziz walks around the curtain. "Okay, Elena you are all stitched up. The nurses will wheel you to a room."

I look at Cara one long last look before I get wheeled away from her. She is the most beautiful thing I have ever laid my eyes on. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her.

I walk as fast as I can cutting down the corners and hallways of this insanely huge hospital. They wheeled Elena into recovery about half an hour ago and took Cara into the NICU facility that is here so for the last thirty minutes I have been trying to see my daughter. All while I haven't spoken to our families but they can freaking wait because I need to see my daughter.

Finally I reach the intensive care ward and practically run to the front desk. "Salvatore? Baby Salvatore?" I breath out.

She types a few things in her computer while I impatiently rap my fingers against the desk. "Room 217 just down that hallway and on the right." But I am practically gone before she even finishes that sentence.

Of course her room would be one of the last on this floor. Takes forever to get there but finally I stop at '217'. I let out a deep breath. I saw her briefly in the delivery room and held her but so many things were happening this feels different. I give myself a few moments before sliding the glass door open and entering.

There are tubes and medical equipment everywhere and my heart drops at it all but my feet carry my anyway to the enclosed glass crib. There are lights above her and the only way you can touch her is through two holes for your hands. I know this is for the best but shit it hurts.

I don't know how long I stare at her rise and fall of her chest before a voice makes me jump.

"You the dad?"

I turn to my head and there is a nurse at the door smiling while rubbing her hands with the sanitizer just inside the room.

I gulp before I nod.

"Don't worry, she is probably the healthiest baby on this floor. She is mainly here to let her develop a little more and to make sure no problems arise since she was premature. But really, she is healthy." She smiles before walking over and checking Cara's vitals.

"How long do you think she will have to be in here?" I force out.

She sighs before thinking it over. "The doctor will have to decide that but until she shows signs of not needing this equipment and doing well on her own really. I've seen babies have to spend months in here and I have seen other babies spend days. Just depends how their new bodies handle everything. Each body is different." She tells me before writing things down in Cara's chart.

I walk closer to the crib and stare down at the tiny baby in front of me. She is so beautiful and I feel like a freaking sap with all the thoughts and words racing through my head right now. But the main one is I am glad I danced with Elena on that beach and I am glad we were stupid enough to not use any protection, creating her. I will be forever grateful with how things worked out. I don't know where I would be without the past 8 months that has happened to me. Probably sleeping with Katherine and being used by her.

And most of all I am glad this happened with Elena. I don't know what it would be like with anyone else but her. I felt stupid having a school boy crush on her when she was two grades behind me but it was worth it. I am glad I got to know her because yeah at first she came off as a stubborn know-it-all but once I sat down and got to know her I felt my world shift and change. It was everything and more than I ever wanted. She is so loving, empathetic and hilarious and yeah still stubborn as fuck but I love that girl and I feel like the luckiest man on earth to have these two girls in my life now.

Maybe Cara wasn't initially created out of love and maybe Elena was drunk out of her mind when Cara was conceived but the people that baby has touched and the love she gave me and Elena and all our families is far greater than anything else.

I stick my hands through one of the holes and gently rub her velvet soft skin. She coos a little bit but otherwise stays asleep and I smile.

I know I need to leave her now to check on Elena and tell our families she is here and that they are both safe but I am finding that a little freaking difficult.

I groan before pulling my hand painfully away and turning my back and walking out the door before I can change my mind.

I race down the hallways once again and go through a few more doors before I am in the waiting room the delivery ward. I see in one corner our family and friends. Enzo, Stefan and Maggie are now here along with everyone else. Everyone looks tired and exhausted but I can still sense the alertness in them, waiting for the okay.

Well good news for them.

I walk until I am in their line of sight and everyone turns to me and has a mixture of smiles and fear on their faces.

I smirk and nod. "Everyone is okay. Elena is in recovery and Cara is in the NICU." I inform before there is a loud cheer and I am fucking tackled by everyone shouting congratulations.

"Okay okay let go of me now." I grimace.

"We want to see her!" My mom squeals.

"Well come on then." I smirk and everyone follows me to the big double doors.

"Uhm wait sir." I turn around to see a lady at the front desk.

"Yeah?"

"Where are you headed?" She asks us.

"The NICU." I frown. If this person stops me and my family from seeing my daughter they will have some serious hell to pay.

"Only four people besides the parents can be in the room at a time."

Well shit.

I sigh and turn around to our family and friends not sure what to do.

"We will wait and come back later tonight." Caroline speaks up. "We all have to sleep anyways."

Stefan comes up from beside Caroline and gives me a firm hug. Yeah it is a little weird because we never hug but the past few hours have been the best so who am I to ruin it. I hug him back.

"I will see you tomorrow." Stefan nods and I nod back.

Everyone else congratulates me before they have to leave and I am stuck with Jeremy, Grayson, My mom and dad.

"How about we stop by Elena's room, she should be out of recovery by now and probably wants to see Cara as well." I offer and they agree.

We start walking down the hall but the silence is ruined by everyone firing off curious questions and how the birth was and how everything went. God this child will really be spoiled. Both Elena and I have said that since the beginning but she really will be. My mom used to always say growing up that she couldn't wait till me or Stefan had kids so she can be a grandma, this is probably like Christmas, Easter and Hanukah and every holiday you can name all wrapped into one day.

We arrive to the floor they told me Elena would be on. We then had to ask the front desk person what room before I cautiously opened the door not knowing if she is asleep or not.

But shit should I have known better.

"How is she?" Elena fires off her eyes screaming tired but wide open.

I smile and sit on the edge of her bed and grab one of her hands and squeeze it in both of mine. "She is perfect Elena. Waiting for all of us in the NICU..." I hint at her.

"Yes, I want to see her!" Her eyes light up.

We call her doctor up and as soon as he checks her vitals and everything he gives her the clear to visit Cara down at the NICU. Which of course Elena is practically jumping about but Dr. Klein said she really needs to be careful because of the stiches and to stay in a wheelchair or sitting down which earned a glare from me to Elena because hell yeah I know her and her carelessness when it comes to herself which is why I am here.

So finally we are wheeling Elena down in a wheelchair with our family following on our way to see our little girl. I feel all sweaty and can feel the nervousness creeping up inside me at seeing Cara again, almost like I have to prove her I will be a good dad. Prove myself.

We arrive to the glass doors reading '217' and I open them as quietly as I can. I look down at Elena and her face is freaking adorable. Her eyes are wide while she cranes her neck to see Cara but all you can see from here are her feet.

Grayson wheels Elena the rest of the way until we are at the enclosed crib. Cara definitely has more color since I last saw her but otherwise the same.

"I can't see." Elena whines beside me. "I need to stand up."

"Oh she is just beautiful." My mom says in complete awe.

"Oh my…" Grayson says basically speechless.

"You guys." Elena complains.

Jeremy chuckles. "I will go get the nurse to get Cara out so you can hold her." He tells her before he leaves.

"She is a beauty." My dad nods staring at her.

Elena grumbles again and I can tell at any second she is about to stand up so I kneel down to her level and grip her leg. "Hey…Jeremy is getting the nurse then you can hold her okay?"

She looks down knowing I can read her mind but nods. I stand up halfway to kiss her head before standing back up.

"What is she doing?" Elena asks curiously.

"Sleeping like the dead. Too bad you weren't like that as a baby. Could have saved a lot of sleeping hours for your mom and me." Grayson jokes.

"Damon was always like that." Helen smiles while still looking at Cara. "Slept for hours even as a newborn."

I blink a few times never hearing this about me but smile with pride that Cara picked up something from me. It will always astound me that this little creature is half me. There won't be a second of my life where I will get used to that.

"Okay I hear mama wants to hold the baby?" The nurse enters the room but before she comes to us, she quickly washes her hands.

"Mama would very much like to hold the baby." Elena says gripping the wheelchair and I smirk at how impatient she can be.

"Okay…here we go." She opens the top part of the enclosed crib revealing a more lifelike Cara. We all smile before the nurse carefully grabs Cara and gently places her in Elena's waiting arms. "There you go my dear. If you need anything just call and let me know." The nurse informs us before leaving.

Elena rubs her fingers over Cara's chubby cheeks while she stays silent and asleep in her mother's arms. The room is silent watching the most amazing mother daughter moment. Cara starts to wake up and gurgle which makes us all laugh in awe. Elena chuckles but leans down to press a feather light kiss to Cara's head.

"She looks so much like both of you." Jeremy shakes his head.

"I think she looks like Damon." Elena brushes Cara's chocolate brown locks around.

"She definitely has Elena's olive skin tone, nose and hair but everything else…." Grayson shakes his head as well.

"What is the eye color?" My dad speaks up and everyone looks at me and Elena for an answer.

"Blue. Bright blue." Elena smiles with pride.

"Hey they can still change!" I defend.

"Oh!" My mom squeals.

Elena stares down at Cara with the most heartwarming smile and I feel like my freaking heart is being ripped out of my chest with how much she loves her. Our daughter.

Everyone takes turns holding her but I made sure everyone washed their god damn hands before touching her because germs are a serious issue and I am not having a sick daughter right off the bat. I think the best part was when my mom was holding Cara and practically drenching the poor thing in her tears. My dad had to take the baby from her until she calmed down.

We are all hanging out and talking while Jeremy is holding her when Cara starts to cry. Jeremy freezes unsure what to do but I sigh and grab Cara up in my arms and rub her back while bouncing up and down but that doesn't do that trick. Pretty sure she is hungry. She hasn't eaten in a while….

Her cries get louder and I can tell Elena is getting worried so I shake my head. "She's hungry."

"Want me to go get the nurse?" Giuseppe asks and I nod.

Once he leaves her cries become screams and it actually terrifies me to my core but I guess I have to get use to this, I just have never heard a baby cry like this.

"Well she has your set of lungs." Grayson jokes.

Elena frowns. "I didn't scream like that as a baby."

"Oh yeah you did. Woke up the neighbors. I am not kidding they filed complaints." Grayson says and I can tell he is being completely serious and I inwardly curse at what fun Elena and I will have during the toddler years.

I continue to rub Cara's back and make calming sounds but nothing is letting this baby up until she gets food inside her.

After what seems like an eternity of her heart wrenching screams my dad is followed by a nurse coming into the room.

"So we got a hungry baby?"

"Oh yeah." I sigh and continue to try and calm her but it is absolutely fucking useless.

"Elena do you want to breastfeed or do the bottle?" The nurse questions.

Elena bites her lip contemplating but nods. "Yeah…I want to try breastfeeding."

I raise my eyebrows because I didn't think she would do it. I lean down and hand Cara carefully to Elena. She holds her in her arms I grab her a baby blanket from Cara's crib and drape it over her for privacy. I watch her cringe and wiggle around a little before she lets out a sigh of relief.

"I think she has it." Elena says but she sounds unsure.

The nurse kneels down to Elena and helps her to see before nodding. "Yep she latched on pretty well. Some babies have trouble with that but she is doing amazing." The nurse acknowledges and I smirk at our smart my daughter already is. Yeah I might be a bit biased.

"My milk is better for her right?" Elena makes sure.

The nurse nods. "Especially for premature babies your body put in extra vitamins for her knowing she is early."

"So can I come here as often as I can and feed her?" Elena questions.

"Of course, we actually recommend it. You might need to pump sometimes so you can sleep and we can help you out with that as well but I think that is the best decision."

Elena smiles and I know she feels good that she can do something to help out our daughter because her entire pregnancy we have run into problems where we can't help and they are out of our control but this is something Elena has control over and something she can help Cara with. I know that must be a good feeling for her given the past few months.

After several more minutes Elena cringes again but pulls her shirt down and wraps Cara up in the blanket that was over her, cradling Cara to her chest and rubbing her back.

"Here you go dear." My mom puts one of the other blankets over Elena's shoulder. "So she doesn't spit up on you."

"Oh god." Elena shakes her head. "Thank you I completely forgot."

I lean down and kiss Cara's tiny head before kissing Elena's. "You are tired. You haven't slept since having surgery and giving birth to her." I half scold.

This woman can drive me nuts with her strong will. I have never met a person well maybe besides me that is so strong. It can be good and bad but I am pretty fucking sure one day her stubbornness will kill me.

Elena nods. "I know…."

All the sudden Cara lets out what sounds like a hiccup and a burp combined before the blanket beneath her is wet from spit up and I wrinkle my nose but grab the blanket, wiping Cara's face and throwing it in the soiled linen basket.

We all regretfully say goodbye to Cara but we know we will be back soon. As if we could all stay away. It feels like a lifetime I have spent with Cara learning her mechanisms and getting to know her as she gets to know me but it has literally just been a few hours.

I give Cara's crib one last longing look before following the rest out to Elena's room. I catch the look of the nurse's eye that is on duty for Cara, she gives me a slow nod and I know then my daughter is in safe hands and someone will watch over her to the best of their abilities. That is all I can ask because I am fucking tired and Elena kept me up last night from her rolling around all over the place from the pain in her stomach. Did I think we would end up here a day later with our daughter in our arms? Hell no.

But I love it.

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